Mirror, mirror on the wills
It is often said that everyone is free to change their wills right up until the day they die, but as a recent case has...
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The Strange World Of Inheritance Act Claims By Estranged Children
Following the well-publicised decision of the Supreme Court in Ilott – v – The Blue Cross and Others earlier this year lawyers dealing with Inheritance...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorNegotiation or Mediation? The Brexit Dimension
I have been doing litigation since qualification in 1987. In the old days, suggesting to the other side that you wanted to have a discussion...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorDealing with Coy Insurers
If you have a good claim for a substantial sum which your opponent would not be able to pay themselves if judgment was obtained, but...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorMitson or Gloves on: An inheritance issue
The much publicised case of Ilott -v- Mitson, which has already taken up its fair share of court time finally made its way to the...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorThe Rule of Law
Who would be a judge in the current febrile atmosphere where a High Court decision can provoke that organ of moderation The Daily Mail in...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorSlow Train Coming
When in 2010 the then government passed the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act, which was intended to replace the 1930 statute of the same...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorTruth and Consequences
The speed with which politicians on both sides of the referendum debate have sought, since the result was announced, to distance themselves from what was...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorCan literally anyone challenge a will?
As a recent Court of Appeal case decided the answer is ‘no,’ but perhaps the group of people who can challenge a will is wider...
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Partner & Accredited MediatorPro Bono Bonus
The government has recently said that lawyers need to do more pro bono work which most of us already do in one form or another....
